A clever post can make someone pause. The harder question is whether they know whose post it was before they see the name.

I think that is where a lot of content strategies lose their way. Every week brings a new visual style, a new tone, a new borrowed format. There is plenty to look at, but very little to recognise.

If you covered the logo,
would it still feel like you?

That question is useful because it makes consistency concrete. It could be the way you explain things, the questions you keep returning to, a visual language or a very specific sense of humour.

Consistency does not mean making the same post forever. It means giving different ideas a recognisable point of view. A series can change its subject while keeping its promise.

Before I add another idea to a content calendar, I want to know what it reinforces. What should someone begin to associate with this brand after seeing it five or ten times?

The next post matters. So does the pattern it belongs to.

Social media & brand strategist.
Founder, TM Marketing.

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